Saturday, August 27, 2011

Psalm 42

Read Psalm 42.The Psalms are a repository of emotions – happiness and joy, mourning and sadness.Anger and despair.All of it is in Psalms.This Psalm is a lament, and when you read it, you can feel the longing of the psalmist for God in the loneliness of his life.

I think it reminds us of some things we need to remember:

It speaks of water – reminding us of living water, and its source.Life and grace come from God – and we long for it.

It reminds us that whatever our circumstances, we can come to God, bringing our lives as a living sacrifice.We can bring our praise, and we can bring our tears.God wants them all.

Grace pulls us – we yearn because God has created the yearning for him within us.